Posted on 03/11/2009 3:04:29 PM PDT by Zakeet
Family Guy – talk about a misnomer. The animated Fox television series crossed sexual, moral and religious boundaries on Sunday evening when it aired content inappropriate for its young target audience.
The controversial material was not limited to one subject, or isolated in a single scene. Images of gay men kissing, a baby eating semen, physical abuse, sexual touching and a half naked male were just a few of the disturbing images viewers were treated to in the March 8 episode.
The Parents Television Council has issued a press release regarding the indecent content. Tim Winter, President of the PTC has alerted the Federal Communications Commission to the controversial content aired at 8:00pm CT, during the so-called family hour.
“Our organization is taking its concerns directly to every parent, every Fox affiliate and every advertiser -- as well as to those whom the Congress has instructed to uphold the law: the FCC. We encourage our members and concerned citizens to contact their local broadcasters and their public servants with their complaints. Each and every advertiser who paid for this show to air will also be personally contacted by the PTC and asked if bringing orgies and bestiality into American living rooms resonates with their corporate image,” Winter said in the press release.
The episode centered on the main character Peter, the family’s deadbeat father, attempting to earn extra cash by subjecting himself to a variety of experimental injections. One of those injections contained the so called “gay gene,” injected by a doctor who admitted that “if we’re correct, we will have successfully proven that homosexuality is genetic and not a matter of choice or environment.”
Once injected, the character began acting in stereotypically gay ways, including listening to musical soundtracks, wearing fashionable clothing, speaking in a high voice, and suddenly finding a knack for baking. It all sets up some predictable shots at Christianity:
MEG (daughter): So, dad’s gonna be gay forever?
LOIS (mother): Possibly Meg, so we’re all just going to have to get used to this and learn to accept your father for who he is now.
STEWIE: Oh great plan Lois. Hey here’s a nutty idea: Ever read the Bible? Leviticus 18:22.
BRIAN (dog): Stewie you’re judgmentally quoting Bible verses and you don’t even know how to read.
STEWIE: Welcome to America, Brian.
Later, when Peter is attending “Straight Camp,” the camp counselor greets his campers by saying “You’re all here because you’ve made a choice to renounce your evil sinful ways and redeem yourselves in the eyes of your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who hates many people, but none more than homosexuals.”
But the bashing doesn’t stop there – even former president Ronald Reagan was a target by the writers. When Peter turns down his wife’s sexual advances in which she touches his penis, she says, “You mean we can’t have sex… Peter, we’re married!” Peter responds by listing off married gay men including Ronald Reagan. The scene switches to a press conference in which a reporter asked Reagan if he had reached a missile pact. “Well, you could say that,” Reagan replied. “There was a missile and something definitely got packed. (laughter)”
Peter eventually found a homosexual soul mate and told his wife he was leaving her because he couldn’t deny who he is. He then asked his son Chris, to “take the lessons I have taught you and be the best leader of this household you can,” because he is now the “man of the house.” After Chris agreed to follow in his father’s footsteps, he proceeded to flatulate on his sister’s head and punch out his mother.
The episode ended when Peter’s gay gene vaccination wore off during the gay orgy arranged by his partner. The news of Family Guy’s divisive content shouldn’t be too shocking. In 2007, Colleen Raezler of CMI noted that Family Guy has "out-cruded" itself. Similarly in October 2008, MRC President Brent Bozell pointed out that Family Guy writer Seth MacFarlane is not afraid to offend “millions of Christians.”
Some family show.
These clowns are not afraid to offend “millions of Christians.”
Remember when this show used to be funny? I don’t mind a few pot shots taken at my side but in the earlier seasons Family Guy at least balanced a little. Now its just a liberal frak fest that’s not even subtle.
The way Seth MacFarlane obsesses over gays I honestly think he’s a closet case.
I agree.
Seeing people watching this stuff reminds of the Arnie movie, "The Running Man".
That's actually a point of pride for their creator... Seth something I think. I saw him once in an interview and the joy he found in offending Christians was disturbing.
I am not easily offended. As an white, overweight, proud southerner, conservative, Christian female... well, being 'offended' by something I see on TV is pretty much a waste of time. lol
I'm more offended by the Family Guy writer's thrill at offending Christians, then I am by the cartoon he produces.
>>Some family show.<<
I don’t blame people for being offended, but it’s a bit disingenuous for the writer to act all shocked to see this kind of behavior on a “family show.” Despite its title, which is quite obviously meant to be ironic, Family Guy makes no pretense of being family-friendly. Even minimal research would make it clear to any concerned parent that this isn’t a wholesome program for kids. So if you don’t want your kids to see this stuff, do your homework and don’t let them watch.
No. It's just mean. Always has been.
Neither have I.
"Futurama", on the other hand...
>Hardly, there are so many warnings at the beginning that any parent who let their young child watch the show is an idiot.
Irrelevant; we have idiots who need warning labels not to apply iron-on t-shirt decals while wearing the shirt.
One of those injections contained the so called “gay gene,” injected by a doctor who admitted that “if we’re correct, we will have successfully proven that homosexuality is genetic and not a matter of choice or environment.”
IOW we have all these people who claim that being gay is genetic and yet nobody knows what this gay gene actually is.
Besides, just because someone has good ‘bodybuilding’ genes, doesn’t mean that he will be a bodybuilder if he doesn’t work out and diet.
just like southpark, which is all about little kids.
Even the Southpark guys hate Family Guy.
I’ve never been under the impression that “Family Guy” was ANY kind of show for children, and I’ve never even watched it.
Okay..., Islam want “equal time”... Please offend Islam now..., all right?
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